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1
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
- his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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2
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
- a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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The first known use of delineation was in 1570
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